Although the United States is one nations is which people contain similar beliefs, they also have many differences in ideas. An excellent example of this was brought about by the 2000 election for president, in which the map of the United States was split into two categories: Blue America and Red America. Blue America represented the states that supported Al Gore, while Red America represented the states that supported Bush. The states obviously differed on who they thought should become president, but their differences also stood on a higher level. By presenting his arguments in the Atlantic Monthly, David Brooks is trying to make sure that his thoughts and feelings on the unity of the nation are heard by the people with power. The intellectuals who would read his article would, ironically, agree of disagree with the information presented.

Not only did they differ in political beliefs, but their ways of life were drastically diverse. In one example, the author, David Brooks said that people in Blue America did everything using motors. While people in Red America did not. Although some of these areas are close to each other there aren't only differences in their political thinking, but also in their cultures. From people's attitude, to the way that they dress the states that represent different political parties are very different in many ways. The differences among the states often pose many problems, due to their inability to agree on situations. Having differences in political beliefs is healthy for American democracy, but too much can lead to a division in our united states. Sensitive issues, such as abortion and same sex marriage have fueled these splits in beliefs among the states. It is obvious that not everyone has the same idea of how situations should be handled.

Although Brooks brought up some points that are interesting, such as the split of the U.S. due to differences in beliefs, It is hard to believe that it...

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Sixty-five miles from where I am writing this sentence is a place with no Starbucks,
no Pottery Barn, no Borders or Barnes &amp; Noble. No blue New York Times delivery
bags dot the driveways on Sunday mornings. In this place people don't complain
that Woody Allen isn't as funny as he used to be, because they never thought he
was funny. The people here don't buy those little rear-window stickers when they
go to a summer vacation spot so that they can drive around with "MV" decals the
rest of the year, for the most part they don't even go to Martha's Vineyard.
The place I'm talking about goes by different names. Some call it America. Others
call it Middle America. It has also come to be known as Red America.
People in Blue America, which is my part of America, tend to live around big cities
on the coasts. People in Red America tend to live on farms or in small towns or
small cities far away from the coasts. Things are different there.
Everything that people in my neighborhood do without motors, the people in Red
America do with motors. We sail; they powerboat. We cross-country ski; they
snowmobile. We hike; they drive ATVs. We have vineyard tours; they have tractor
pulls. When it comes to yard work, they have rider mowers; we have illegal aliens.
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churches are everywhere. In...

...﻿ David Brooks began his essay “OneNation, SlightlyDivisible” by dividing America
into two sections: “Red America”, the republicans, and “Blue America”, the democrats.
Brooks discussed the differences between the two groups. He described how “Red
America” was made up of farmers and rural communities, while “Blue America”
consisted of big cities with many stores and businesses. As Brooks looked at the red and
blue sections of the electoral map, he was interested in the reasons behind the voting
patterns. He chose two cities to represent these two sections: Franklin County in
Pennsylvania for “Red America”, and Montgomery County in Maryland for “Blue
America”. He lived in Montgomery county and spent time talking with different people
in Franklin county. Brooks began to look deeper at the reasons for the differences
between the two groups and wondered if America was really a united nation anymore.
The first reason that Brooke considered was economics. He examined his theory that
the rich and the poor have separated. The blue states had higher incomes, higher end
stores, and jobs. Brooks asked people if they agreed that money was what had divided
the U.S. Although most people greed with that statement, most did not consider
themselves the people with less, and it was the ones with less that seemed more content...

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It is well known that the United States of America is a truly religious country. Obviously having a vast amount of people in one area, who all feel very strongly about their own religions, is going to have a certain effect on the society in this area. Even more so when among all these people are a wide variety of religions, whereas several of these religions have different paths with slightly different morals and believes. Let’s use Christianity, which is the most widespread religion in the USA, and also the World, as an example. There are Protestants, Catholics, Mormons etc. What is the root of Christianity is something they all have in common, but there are numerous topics where the various groupings disagree.
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